Priti Patel is out of her depth – and that is Boris Johnson’s fault | Simon Jenkins

The Home Office needs artful, subtle leadership. Instead, it’s been saddled with an insensitive rightwing loyalist

When a boss and her number two issue statements professing love for each other, something is wrong. Witness the home secretary, Priti Patel, and her chief civil servant, Philip Rutnam, countering rumours from within their department. These allegations about Patel, leaked to the press, include “bullying”, “belittling officials”, creating an atmosphere of fear, and being out of her...